WALKING: BRUTALIST LONDON - Barbican Estate
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ค. 2024
- Hello everyone!
Today I want to take you on a walk to a Brutalist architecture icon, the Barbican Estate, built between 1969 and 1976.
London is much more bearable, again! The temperature is back to the low 20C.
Filmed in the Barbican, City of London, in the afternoon of 15th August 2020 with a GoPro Max.
Route map: tinyurl.com/BarbicanWalk
Route timestamps:
00:00 Aldersgate Street
00:20 White Lyon Court
01:47 Beech Gardens
05:36 Ben Jonson Place
06:46 Breton Highwalk
09:12 Ben Jonson Place
10:37 Cromwell Highwalk
12:53 Speed Highwalk
14:36 Brandon Mews
16:07 Andrewes Highwalk
18:25 Gilbert Bridge
21:10 Lakeside Terrace
23:40 Defoe Place
26:52 Beech Gardens
28:36 Ben Jonson Place
30:06 Cromwell Highwalk
31:34 Speed Highwalk
34:23 St Alphage Highwalk
37:13 Bassishaw Highwalk
40:18 Aldermanbury
42:30 Guildhall Buildings
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Route map: tinyurl.com/BarbicanWalk
Route timestamps:
00:00 Aldersgate Street
00:20 White Lyon Court
01:47 Beech Gardens
05:36 Ben Jonson Place
06:46 Breton Highwalk
09:12 Ben Jonson Place
10:37 Cromwell Highwalk
12:53 Speed Highwalk
14:36 Brandon Mews
16:07 Andrewes Highwalk
18:25 Gilbert Bridge
21:10 Lakeside Terrace
23:40 Defoe Place
26:52 Beech Gardens
28:36 Ben Jonson Place
30:06 Cromwell Highwalk
31:34 Speed Highwalk
34:23 St Alphage Highwalk
37:13 Bassishaw Highwalk
40:18 Aldermanbury
42:30 Guildhall Buildings
#CityofLondon #London #RinneOnTheRoad #LondonCity #LondonWalks #CityWalks #WalkingTour #VideoWalks #WalkingVideo #Videography #GoPro #GoProMax #WalkWithMe #Skycrapers
I ❤ watching this, the buildings look cold, unwelcoming yet so beautiful at the same time. It sort of gives this Gotham city feel and look.
Feels like a fortress in a sci-fi kinda of way... interesting!
Didn't realise it was such a huge estate! I definitely need to visit. Will probably book a tour. Thanks for sharing!
It’s a great destination for lovers of Brutalist architecture. ☺️
Thank you for this! Love Barbican!👌🙂❤
Love it I am from the rougher parts of London but left to join the military many years ago but although I think London ain’t the same growing up still miss the energy great video mate
Brutalism isn't usually my favourite style of architecture but I could see myself living there if I was wealthy.
Das war ein schöner Tagesausklang, DANKE! 😁
Wie schön, dass es Dir gefallen hat! 😊
Could've done without the "influencers" dancing to their nonsense. Though, the contrast between their upbeat energy and the dystopian land-scape around them is very appropriate this day and age. March happily and onwards towards armageddon.
Beautiful video. I always watch it when I want to relax. Thank you so much.
Thank you, Leo!
It’s weird, I’m not a fan of brutalist architecture but I find it really interesting at the same time
I'm only 188 miles away from this beautiful place, I shall visit one day 😊
Very well captured Rinne
Hi Miranda!
Thank you - it‘s probably only a destination for archilovers but as it’s so central I‘m sure you‘ll have a good time. 😃
I’m a member of Barbican centre, it’s a fave place of mine
Thank you so much for that video. Never been in London, nevertheless my first vistit in Lindon would be there at the Barbican. Awesome brutalism architecture. Love it
Hi Rankel24! How kind of you! The estate splits people into lovers and haters. I think it’s a really good example for Brutalism!
Have a good 2023!
Looks pretty nice for me. Better this than living in a city where distances are huge..
A flat here now costs an absolute fortune to buy!!
Excellent beautiful location great tour keep going on awesome 👏
Thank you very much! Have a pleasant day ahead!
I like this kind of architecture.
It’s not for everyone but I agree - this complex is Brutalism done right.
London is the greatest city on the planet.
This was after they moved the Sedgewick factories to the other side of Leytonstone.
Gives judge dredd mega city one vibes
Brutalism done right.
Indeed, it’s such a good complex!
If this was in hackney, Tottenham or Peckham it would literally be a war zone within 10 years. It’s because only rich people live there it’s “done right”.
Thanks for sharing really enjoyed it,just like being there,very special place, shame it wasn't the nicest day for it as it did make it look rather bleak, I wonder if they will ever clean or refinish the concrete surfaces that do look somewhat discoloured and dated?
Hi Mark! I believe the facades would only need to be sandblasted to make them look fresh again. But given the size of the estate it would be a massive job.
There's a contest going on right now to give the barbican a more fresh renewed look. The winning team will be appointed in April 2022.
10:33 The couple that was holding each other while they were walking but when they saw the camera they let go of each other, that’s a bit suss 👀
What are we seeing at 13:58? Where does that door lead? And what do all the doors to the right in the picture at 15:08 lead to?
an interesting hotel with 99 years leases
Fascinated by brutalism, I watched this whole video. I wonder if we left Barbican itself at the 34:33 point of this video. It seems the architecture changed from that point forward. I want to like the look of Barbican, but I actually find it really depressing. The gloomy day didn't do the complex any favors, and it appears in need of a cleaning and resurfacing throughout. The water features and landscaping seem dismal and lackluster. Nonetheless, it is a fascinating place and I enjoyed the video very much.
Thank you for your words!
You’re right - at 34:33 I left the Barbican.
It could certainly do with a jet wash to freshen up the jackhammered concrete.
But when you compare it to other estates of the same era it’s doing fairly well and it is quite a popular place to live.
despite the brutalist look of it, its not too shabby lookin tho..
Is that called synchronised dancing at 2:52? How bold and modern for these dancers to choose Barbican as the backdrop.
I was quite happy that I could capture it! I reckon it ended up on TikTok!
parece parque central en caracas
De verdad?! ☺️
It would be better if they would change the colour to a light blue or something similar. Many buildings from this era in Europe look so.
27:49, look at those pathetic plantings! You could grow enough potato in there to feed a family for a year. Incredible Edible Todmorden!
I agree, they could be used for all kinds of green purposes. Maybe the lockdown in spring is the culprit.
All looks very nice, but I bet its not a safe place when it gets dark???????? Too many dark places to hide by undesirables. What is the crime rate like around there?????? I mean, it is Khan's London we are talking about here
It's a housing development for the wealthy. It's not some crime ridden council estate.
Montreal does Brutalism better.
Stalin would be so proud
He’d flinch at the prices they charge.
@@RinneOnTheRoad ‘’slave labor so much cheaper’’
Glad I dont live there not my cup of tea concrete jungle
I used to think the same - their residents gardens looked quite inviting but they’re not open to the public.
@@RinneOnTheRoad I suffer from occasional depression and I know living there would not help my condition felt low watching it.
The only words to describe this place are 'ugly' and 'hellhole'